MONTEREY, Calif. (KGO) -- The local Dungeness crab season starts Friday for recreational crabbing off the coast from Mendocino County south to Monterey. But commercial crabbing will have to wait until ...

The coast of Humboldt County is now fully open for recreational crabbing, following a partial opener in mid-December. The recreational Dungeness crab fishery can open following testing of domoic acid ...

On Monday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife cleared recreational crab fishermen to harvest the state crustacean north of Point Arena, citing acceptably low levels of domoic acid.

This Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2025-2026 season in our area. Commercial Dungeness crabbing, scheduled to open Nov. 15, is likely to be delayed. In order ...